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Nexans is more than just a rolling-stock cable and accessories provider. We are a highly-experienced, vertical market supplier who can manufacture the hundreds of specialty products necessary to fit out a complete trainset. We have supplied over 80% of the cables used for major projects, like Bombardier’s Intercity AGC and the highaltitude Tibet Line, Alstom’s two-level RGV2N TGV, and Siemens VAL 208 driverless metro, often consolidating supply and subsystems in order to eliminate the need for multiple sub-contractors.
Our full range of FLAMEX® cable solutions include power cables for diesel/electric locomotives, EMUs, and even new self-propelled bogie concepts, like the Alstom AGV which offers commercial speeds up to 360 km/h. Nexans power expertise developed hightemperature solutions for hot locomotives, high-voltage connectivity between the pantograph and the transformer, and low-voltage power supply for cars. Our control cables are installed almost everywhere throughout the train and especially under the train driver’s desk. Our data cables assure peak performance in everything from surveillance to new passenger services, like personal video and Internet. Cable harnesses and jumper cables are specialties in themselves, and here Nexans has continued to integrate and innovate, with optical fiber increasingly included in hybrid cable systems.
Because our customers want rapid approbation, we assure compliance to standards through OEMs and national railway operators, drawing on our research laboratories for rigorous testing under all anticipated railway conditions. Growing safety demands have driven us to find better ways to assure electrical circuit integrity and improve fire performance. Energy concerns of operators have inspired us to develop smaller, lighter products; and a pressing need for even more bandwidth for train management and passenger comfort have led to significant advances in data cable designs and onboard optical fiber systems.
Finally, Nexans is the right partner to work with to reduce stock levels and optimize manufacturing costs. We have developed JIT (Just-In-Time) solutions adapted to the rolling stock industry, and can supply pre-cut, pre-fitted cables and complete installation kits.
FLAMEX® for on-track safety and train performance
- Complete data/energy cables and components for rolling stock
- Full conformity with national and international standards
- Integrated harnesses and subsystems, and ERTMS/ETCS solutions
- Fire-performance cables to protect the public, personnel and equipment
- Rugged, long-lasting cables tested for 20,000 hours of operation
- High-performance data cables, including fiber for multimedia
- Aluminum conductors; reduced cross-sections for high-temperature cables
- Services throughout trainset life cycle, from conception to replacement/recycling
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